150 MR. F. LEWIS 0-V A VISIT TO 



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I fii-rffc met with tills curious plant in the mountainous country north- 

 west of Kunadiyapara^vita, and again near the base of the cone of Adam's 

 Teak, but nowhere else. Thuaites gives Adam's Peak for habitat. 



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(13 a) H. Laicsonm, Wight & Arn. Endemic. 



Abundant at the summit, growing gregariously. " Upper mountain 



zone ; common." Trimen. 



(51) Lasianthus varians, Thw. Endemic. 



Growing; in masses and forming stout bushes. "Upper mountain 



zone ; coniinon/' Trimen. 



CoMrosiT.E. 



(22 J 3G) Vernonia Wi<jJdia72a^ x\rn. Eadeniic. 



Very plentiEul at lliG highest point of tlie apex of the mountain. 

 ^'Common from 1000 feet upwards." H'rimen. 



(;J0) Anaplialis cinnamomea, C. B. Ckirke. 



One isolated cluster found at the summit. ''Upper monntain zone ; 

 common.-" Trimen. Also in Himalayas, Upi»er Bunnaj N, Cliina^ and 

 Japan. 



(;M) Emilia zefjlanica var. Walkeri^ Trimen. Endemic. . 



From the very summit ; here it has a creeping habit, growing among 

 low bushes. Flowers bright, soft pink. " About N. Eliya , . . Adam's 



Peak." Irimen. 





C^A.ML'ANrLACE/E. 



(15j 16) Lobelia trichandva^ "Wight, Possibly S. Indian. 



Very plentiful at tlie snmiuit. Common at high altitudes. Uecorded 

 by Trimen as a variety ('' scarcely worih separation '^) of L. nlcotiancc- 



foVia^ Ileyiie. 



Sapotace^. 



(27) 7so)unhIra lanceolata var. compta^ Thw, Endemic. 



Forms a bushy shrub^ and occurs plentifully at the summit. "Adam^s 



Teak.*' Trimen. 



(32) Pah^qvimn ruhiifinnsuw^ Engl. lOndemic. 



Very abundantj and in full tiow^er at the time of my visit* IMcutiful 

 from 4000 feet upwards, and making r[uite a large tree. Branchlets and 

 twigs stout, with leaves crowded at ends. "Moist region up to 

 4000 feet. Rare.'' Trimen. ' 



(46) PaTaquhnu sp, 



A single example, obtained from the summit. 



Styrace^. 



(18) Sijinplocos Itlspidula^ Th^v. Endemic. 



I^ormino- a small tree, oceurrino- from 4000 feet and onwards. 



^' Rare.^^ Trimen. 



